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- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Issues in relation to the making of additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) and the purchase of additional service by public servants have been raised with the Pensions Board over a number of years. These have been fully investigated by the Board and no breaches of the Pension Act were found. Responsibility for public sector pensions rests with the Minister for Finance and other employing...
- Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I have been advised by the Registrar General that the position is as set out in this reply. Section 58 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 allows for two categories of objection to be lodged in writing at any time with any registrar before the solemnisation of a marriage. Under section 58(3), if the objection relates to a minor error or misdescription in the relevant notification under...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The position in relation to this matter is that the Public Appointments Service (PAS) have sole responsibility for the operation of the various panels established following a competitive process and assignments from the panels is a matter for PAS.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Government discussion paper, "Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents," put forward proposals to tackle obstacles to employment for lone parents and other low income families. These included proposals for the extension of the National Employment Action Plan to focus on lone parents, focused provision of childcare and the introduction of a new social assistance payment for low income...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned is in receipt of a one-parent family payment since 18 May 2006. Her rate of payment was based on a means assessment of â¬85.00 per week derived from maintenance payments and insurable earnings, which was calculated at the time of her application. At the request of the person concerned her entitlement has been reviewed and a Deciding Officer has accepted that no...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Payment of Illness Benefit, at the maximum rate, to the person concerned was discontinued from 10th January 2008 following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. He appealed this decision and, in the context of that appeal, his case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion he was capable of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for a jobseeker's allowance payment on 18 December 2008. His claim is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation of his circumstances. On completion of enquiries, a decision will be made as soon as possible and he will be notified of the outcome. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for a jobseeker's allowance payment on 8 January 2009. His claim is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation of his circumstances. On completion of enquiries, a decision will be made as soon as possible and he will be notified of the outcome. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department of Social and Family Affairs has supported the organisation in question over a period of many years. An application for funding under the "Grants for the Development and Promotion of Information and Welfare Rights" scheme in respect of 2009 has been received and is currently being considered having regard to the current budgetary circumstances. Officials from the Department...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Department is committed to providing a quality customer service. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are issued as expeditiously as possible having regard to the eligibility conditions which apply. Every effort is being made to process claims in local offices as quickly as possible. This includes the prioritisation of work,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 provided for new arrangements whereby people in receipt of certain social welfare payments, who are also providing full time care and attention, can retain their main social welfare payment and, depending on their means, receive half rate Carer's Allowance. There are currently 15,790 people in receipt of half rate Carer's Allowance. The breakdown of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 998 and 999 together. Carer's Allowance is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to elderly people or to people with disabilities and whose income falls below certain income limits. The principal conditions for receipt of the allowance are that full time care and attention is required and being provided...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Respite Care Grant (RCG) is a once-off annual payment made to all full-time carers, subject to conditions set out in legislation. For those carers in receipt of either Carers Allowance or Carers Benefit, the Grant is paid automatically. The total expenditure on the RCG in 2006 was nearly â¬50.5 million, in respect of 42,000 recipients; in 2007 the expenditure was some â¬73.4 million in...
- Written Answers — Legal Proceedings: Legal Proceedings (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The reply to the Deputy' is in the form of a tabular statement. High Court Case Year Case Name Case Number 2001 Griffin v Minister for Social, Community & Family Affairs IEHC 143 Castleisland Cattle Breeding Society Ltd. v Minister for Social & Family Affairs IEHC 133 2006 Power & Others v Minister for Social & Family Affairs 2004 137 JR Electricity Supply Board v Minister for...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for a jobseeker's allowance payment on 1 December 2008. His claim is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation of his circumstances. On completion of enquiries, a decision will be made as soon as possible and he will be notified of the outcome. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (27 Jan 2009)
Mary Hanafin: In February 2006 as part of its reform of the Health Sector, the Government decided to transfer the General Registrar' Register Office, certain disability related income support schemes and the administration of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme and associated resources from the HSE to the Department. The General Registrar's Officer Register Office transferred to the Department on...